User blog:Hayds126/Why Fan Games are bad

Fan games. A generally free Pokémon game unique to the core games but offer a very similar experience. You might be wondering why can something like that can be bad? It’s because for starters they are not legal and that they hurt Nintendo.

You might think oh Nintendo is so big that won’t matter. Now this is called being blind from the issue. Since fan games are usually free, it means many people would not play a core game because they have a free option. So in the process many Pokémon players are lost. Seems small but when things like this add up it kills the franchise. This was why PBB was taken down it was hurting the franchise. The harsh reality was that it’s for the best PBB was taken down whether you choose to accept it or not. PBB is actually the perfect example of why fan games are bad. I’m not say not they aren’t fun. They can be really fun but they will never be as good as core games. Not to mention when creators profit from the game via in app purchases like PBB had. This meant not only did Nintendo lose out on Pokémon fans but they lost money too.

“oh but they deserve it they took PBB down” some would say. No because then when they die, so does all Pokémon related things. So no more Pokémon fan ages for you either. Thanks a lot for screwing over the series more than it is now.

Also core games aren’t expensive. Games are fairly cheap and buying a console to play isn’t hard either. Yes going to the switch it’s more expensive but it’s still possible.

Pretty much fan games can be fun however they are bad for the franchise. Not to mention the experience would never be as good as the core games. Hurting the Franchise would end up killing all of Pokémon fan games too. If you are a true fan of Pokémon you will not play them.